The Miracle Season Page #6

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- GIRL:
Yeah!

Come on, ladies,

we got this.

- One more, push one.

- Ladies, come on.

BREZ:

It's up! It's up!

GIRL:

Yeah!

(CHEERING)

Settle down. Settle down.

- One more to semis.

- I got this, guys.

- Okay.

- I got it.

- Go kill it.

- Okay.

You got this.

Senior setter, Kelley Fliehler,

is back to serve for game.

(CAMERAS CLICKING)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(ALL CHEERING)

And West High dominates

this quarter-final match

to advance to the semis.

ANNOUNCER:
And what a

game we've got here.

Both teams battling for a spot

in the state finals.

Both are within easy reach

of the magic 15 points

to win here in game five.

Watch your hitters.

- Good job.

- Come on, guys, we got this.

This one's ours.

One good pass, ladies,

one good pass.

GIRL:

Yeah, it's up. It's up.

(ALL CHEERING)

- Yeah!

- Nice.

Match point, match point,

here we go.

ANNOUNCER:
And West is one point

away from the state finals.

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

Good. Push it. Push it.

Yes!

And West has won the match!

Yes!

(CROWD CHEERING)

ANNOUNCER:
Who would've

thought that this team

would be back

in the state championship

after the roller-coaster ride

that they've been

through this season?

Yes!

Now, a tough match against

City High is ahead,

but West High has an awful lot

to celebrate tonight.

KELLEY (ON PHONE):

Hey, Ernie, it's me, Kelley.

I'm just really

missing Line today,

and I thought I might visit

the barn hideout tonight.

Let me know if that's okay.

(MACHINE BEEPS)

(DOG WHINES)

What do you think?

Is it this one?

(DOG WHIMPERS)

KELLEY:
The barn is always

where I went with Caroline

when I needed

everything to be okay.

And right then,

everything wasn't.

The closer we got to State,

the more scared I was

that we'd come up short.

That I'd come up short.

Winning for Line

was everything,

so losing for Line...

It was unthinkable.

(BIRDS TWEETING)

ERNIE:

Not "win for Line".

Not "do it for Line,"

but "live like Line".

(STONE CLATTERING)

- Hey. Uh...

- Hey.

I'm sorry for being

totally MIA lately,

but there's something pretty important

that I have to do right now,

and I was on my way there.

And then somehow I was

on my way here.

And...

it's because I realized

I wanted you there, too.

I mean, if you're not

doing anything right now.

Well, I was pretty busy

sleeping, but...

Right. Yeah, of course.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I don't even... I don't know

what I'm doing here. Okay.

Stupid.

I remember the moment

Kelley!

I was only a girl

So, where are we going?

Tears were falling

Follow me.

All this time

From the first tear cry

Till today's sunrise

What?

I like seeing you lead.

Team's lucky to have you.

Always there, it was

You and I

You've been walking

with me all this time

You got a plan?

Yeah, you go up,

I'll hand you stuff.

I like that plan.

Been walking

with me all this time

Ever since that day

It's been clear to me

That no matter what comes

You were meant for me

I know you're for me

And you're restoring

Every heartache

and failure

Every broken dream

BREZ:

What is that?

Did you make that?

Nope.

(PHONE VIBRATING)

Hey, Ernie's having a party

at his place tonight.

Yeah, I know.

I'm surprised you're invited.

You know, I mean,

in a good way.

It was you and I

You've been walking

with me all this time

Ernie, we're not

champions yet.

Sure you are.

That's what

this is about tonight.

You are champions to me.

I'm proud of you guys.

Now, will you finish the story?

The story. Right. Okay.

So I went to pick

up the pizza,

and the pizza man behind the

counter, he looks at this shirt,

and he says, "What's that

shirt, what does that mean?"

And...

I said to him, "How much

time have you got?"

And I told him that

I married a woman,

who... she knew

how to love, and...

she could see the good

in... in anyone

and anything she ever met.

And she gave that

to our daughter, and...

Caroline knew

how to... live.

Maybe a little too much

sometimes.

Listen,

you guys, what you've done,

you've brought this town

together. It's amazing.

Caroline would be so proud

to be here with you.

And win or lose,

it doesn't matter.

GIRL:

To Caroline.

- ERNIE:
Yeah.

- SCOTT:
Hear, hear.

- To sweet Caroline.

- (CHUCKLES) Yeah.

Where it began

I can't begin to know it

But then I know it's

growing strong

ALL:

Sweet Caroline

Ba, ba, ba

Good times never

seemed so good

So good, so good,

So good

(GIGGLING AND

INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I'm sorry...

for putting so much pressure

on you guys.

I don't know how you managed

carrying all that weight.

How you managed,

to not just play,

but do it with... grace.

I...

(VOICE BREAKING)

I told you to win for Line,

as if that would somehow make

sense of why she died, or...

help how much

all of us hurt.

But now, I think

that we should...

If we wanna show how much

we miss her, we should...

just play with joy.

So...

can we just do that?

(RUMBLES)

(LAUGHING)

I used to bite my tongue

and hold my breath

Hey, excuse me, can you

pull over please?

So I sit quietly

Agree politely

I guess I forgot

I had a choice

I let you push me past

the breaking point

I stood for nothing

So I fell for everything

You held me down,

but I got up

Already brushing

off the dust

You hear my voice,

you hear that sound

Like thunder,

gonna shake the ground

- (CHUCKLES)

- You held me down, but I got up

Get ready cause

I've had enough

- (LAUGHING)

- I see it all, I see it now

I got the eye

of the tiger

A fighter

Dancing through the fire

Cause I am a champion

- (ALL GIGGLING)

- And you're gonna hear me roar

Louder

Louder than a lion

Cause I am a champion

And you're gonna

hear me roar

You're gonna hear me roar

ANNOUNCER:
Thank you

for joining us today

at the Cedar Rapids Ice

and Sports Arena.

"Live Like Line" T-shirts!

ANNOUNCER:

Today we host a rematch

in the Iowa State girls

volleyball championships.

Please welcome City High

and your returning champs,

the West High Trojans.

(CROWD CHEERING

AND APPLAUDING)

Who's ready to play

some West volleyball?

- Yeah!

- We're ready, Coach.

ANNOUNCER:

Welcome to the 2011

Iowa State, girls high school,

volleyball championships.

(ALL CHEERING)

Before we begin,

we'd like to honor a player

we lost just

a few months ago.

Someone very special

to this community.

Here, with that dedication

is Kathy Bresnahan.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

- Is this normal?

- No.

Hey, volleyball fans!

(CROWD CHEERING)

From the looks of it,

a lot of you

had a connection

with our beloved captain,

number nine,

Caroline Found.

MAN IN CROWD:

We love you, Caroline!

(EVERYONE APPLAUDING)

Which isn't surprising, because

Caroline reached out to everyone.

Strangers, opponents,

teachers,

even lowly Coach.

To Line, they all meant

the same thing.

Friend.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

So, today,

we would like to honor

number nine,

not by having a moment

of silence,

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